The National Energy Board says it will consider a jurisdictional challenge of a pipeline approval that is a key component in a recently sanctioned $40-billion liquefied natural gas export facility in British Columbia. The federal regulator says it will accept submissions until next Monday from challenger Mike Sawyer, the provincial and federal governments, and other parties on whether the 670-kilometre pipeline should be considered a federal project. If it is, it will require National [Read more]
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Imperial safely resumes production at Norman Wells operations
CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Imperial today announced that it has successfully restarted production at its Norman Wells operations in the Northwest Territories following the return to service of Enbridge’s Line 21 pipeline. Imperial had previously resumed limited shipments of crude oil from storage in September. More than 100 employees and contractors have been working to restart operations, with a focus on safety and protection of the environment. Production is expected to ramp up in [Read more]
Not too late for Thanksgiving: two BC incidents highlight the quality and value of the petroleum infrastructure that keeps us alive and unfrozen
Thanksgiving is a multipurpose holiday. It is a chance to see how much food can be inhaled in a single sitting, and to see how much of it can be turned to fat by watching football for the rest of the day. At some point though, it’s always nice to take a walk in the fall air, see the fall scenery (or wade through knee-deep snow if in Calgary), and mull over the things we should be grateful for. We all take a lot for granted, but this year BC provided a few crystal-clear examples of some [Read more]
An innovative fabricator is making life easy for energy companies
Soon after Jeff Berube joined Shield Industries, he noticed a common complaint among people involved in procurement. “Fabrication companies are generally not transparent and have poor track records of meeting deadlines,” he says. Located in Taber, AB, Shield Industries is a fabricator of storage tanks, prefabricated pressure piping and structural steel for over 30 years. In the oil and gas industry, properly scheduling facility construction is crucial to on time and on budget project [Read more]
LNG Canada says China’s U.S. LNG import tariff could leave projects "dead in the water"
LNG Canada challenged competing U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects on Monday, saying many could end up "dead in the water" as long as China keeps its tariff on U.S. imports of the fuel as part of the trade war between the countries.China in September announced a 10 percent tariff on U.S. LNG imports as part of an escalating trade war between the world's two biggest economies. This month, Royal Dutch Shell said it received a final investment decision (FID) for its $31 [Read more]
Enbridge targets mid-November to complete B.C. gas pipeline repair after blast
VICTORIA - The company that owns the natural gas pipeline that ruptured and burned earlier this month in central British Columbia says repairs should be complete by the middle of November. Enbridge says in a statement that work to fix the 91-centimetre pipeline is underway, and subject to regulatory approval, it should be back in service in November under reduced pressure. The pipeline ruptured on Oct. 9 at a rural location about 15 kilometres northeast of Prince George, causing an [Read more]
Marksmen Announces Operational Update and Proposed Private Placement
CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marksmen Energy Inc. (TSX-V:MAH) (OTCQB:MKSEF) (“Marksmen” or the “Company”) is a 60% working interest partner in a Clinton Sandstone Horizonal (“CSH”) well drilled in Hocking County, Ohio. The operator of the well is Hocking Hills Energy and Well Services LLC of Ohio. The Leaman #1 well has been drilled and completed with a 12-stage fracking program. The final stage of remedial work, required due to technical difficulties encountered after [Read more]
Lacey: Stop being indifferent about differentials
There has been a lot of discussion of late in Alberta regarding the differentials and the impact on the energy industry. What surprised me was that most of the people whom I spoke with had a fundamental lack of knowledge of what exactly made up that differential. As such, it got me to sit down and try to put together a “Differentials 101” to help explain where we are today. The first thing that has to be answered is the question “what is a differential?” Simply stated, the differential is the [Read more]
Canada Weekly Rig Count Down 4 to 191
Western Canada’s fleet of drilling rigs decreased to a total of 191 according to data collected by Baker Hughes for the week of October 19th. From one week ago, Alberta rig counts went up 2 to 132. Saskatchewan's rig count decreased from 41 to 40. Oil drilling went from 127 to 123; natural gas rigs remained at 68. View a full breakdown of western Canada’s rig activity. [Read more]
U.S. rig count rises to highest since March 2015
U.S. drillers added oil rigs for a second week in a row this week, raising the rig count to the highest level since March 2015. Drillers added four oil rigs in the week to Oct. 19, bringing the total count to 873, General Electric Co's Baker Hughes energy services firm said in its closely followed report on Friday. The U.S. rig count, an early indicator of future output, is higher than a year ago when 736 rigs were active because energy companies have ramped up production to capture prices [Read more]